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Kim Reynolds signs 2% K-12 funding boost. Here's what Iowa schools get
The 2% increase adds about $160 per student and includes $7 million for paraeducator pay amid calls for higher funding to match inflation, officials said.
- Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 2201 on Thursday, Feb. 26, creating a 2% State Supplemental Aid increase for State Fiscal Year 2027.
- After negotiations, lawmakers reached a compromise as the Iowa Senate approved the bill earlier this week following a 27-20 vote amid proposals of 1.75% and 2.25% and district calls for a 5% increase.
- Under the new law, state spending per student will be $8,148 for 2026-27 and it includes $7 million to raise pay for paraeducators and school support staff.
- Education groups responded that the Iowa State Education Association called the bill a `hit to educational quality`, and Democrats warned it shortchanges schools and leaves 199 districts on the budget guarantee, risking cuts or higher taxes.
- Looking at the bigger picture, officials say that when accounting for state, local and federal funding streams, Iowa schools are estimated to receive over $9.1 billion in 2026-27, despite the state general fund support lagging inflation since FY2017.
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Reynolds signs $82 million K-12 funding increase into law
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation to increase K-12 public school per pupil funding by 2 percent for the 2026-27 school year, into law on Feb. 26. The bill is the first to be signed into law by Reynolds this legislative session, after it was sent to her desk by lawmakers on Feb. 23. It marks a $160 increase in funding per student, now totalling $8,148 per pupil. The increase falls below the 5 percent recommendation by the Iowa State Education…
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signs 2% per-pupil funding package for K-12 schools into law
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Thursday the bill establishing a 2% State Supplemental Aid rate, providing per-pupil funding for Iowa’s K-12 schools in the upcoming school year.
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